The Fringe

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Name = The Fringe


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Origin = England, United Kingdom
Genre = Alternative Rock
Indie Rock
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Label = Blue Dog Records
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The Fringe was a late-1990s North London eclectic indie rock band. Mixing their traditional instruments with electronic elements and effects with songs sometimes having almost prog rock aspects, The Fringe stuck out from other bands of the time with songs often hard to pigeon hole into a specific genre. They would often play in Camden Town, Kings Cross, London and surrounding areas. The band released a double A side limited 7" single through the Blue Dog Singles Club, (release number 12) - "Lady James Day" and "She Goes Down". The Fringe was championed as the ones to watch in music magazine "The Fly", often selling out the Barfly with music industry A&R personnel often in the front row. The band made demos for EMI, supported Alabama 3 at Ocuparty 2 and shared a single launch with The Cooper Temple Clause. The band then disappeared leaving Feeder, Snow Patrol, Ash and The Cooper Temple Clause as a small reminder of the late 1990s Camden Town music scene.

Line-up

* Paul Van Oestren - ,
* Martin Elmore -
* Simon "Bob" Roberts -
* James New -
* Sam Baws - and

Other musicians

* Sophie Clements - percussion
* Angus Baskerville - saxophone
* Zoe Palmer - backing vocals

Gigs

* The Pink Toothbrush
* Barfly @ The Falcon
* Barfly @ The Monarch
* The Barfly, London
* University Of Plymouth
* University Of West Sussex
* Hard Rock Cafe, London
* The Water Rats Theatre
* The Half Moon, Putney
* Ocuparty 2

Audio recordings

* Love Burns E.P.
* The EMI Sessions
* Lady James Day, She Goes Down - Double A Side Single released by Blue Dog Singles Club (release no. 12), 7" limited vinyl. Cat. No. BDGSC012

Notes

First band to play at the Hard Rock Cafe, London, since Eric Clapton in the 1970s.

Comments

*50% Rock N' Roll, 30% Pyschadelic Rock, 20% Prog Rock. They had elements of the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Hawkwind, The Stone Roses, The Velvet Underground and The Doors.
*Original copies of their single in the US now change hands for up to $50 Fact|date=January 2008
* Various members are said to be alumni of Christ's Hospital school for underprivilaged children.Fact|date=January 2008

Single still available on original 7" vinyl here: [http://www.netsoundsmusic.com/nsdsii/1/221249068/1/Blue%20Dog%20Singles%20Club/3/1/9999.html]

Interview with Blue Dog Records and Barfly founder Nick Moore at Warez Magazine: [http://magazine.warez.com/interviews/nick-moore-management-promotion-and-labels.html]